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4'Unirse STATES' PATENT Ormes.

HENRY T. BLAKE, OF OAON CITY, COLORADO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 292,623, dated January29, 1884.

' ApplicationfiledScpteinberi-l,1833. (Nomodel.) A

Beit known that I, HENRY T. BLAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Caon City, in the county of Fremont and State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties or Scarfs,of

.which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is the production of a scarf` or necktie ofsuch construction that it can be easily and securely adjusted in placeby the wearer, allowing the collar-button to be utilized as a means forfastening the scarf, while the head of the collar-button will taketheplace and serve the purpose of the ornamental pin usually worn.

In carrying out my invention I provide the scarf midway of its breadth,near its upper edge, with an eyelet of such size as to admit' of theeasy passage of the shank of an ordinary collar-button having adetachable head, and I also provide the neckband of the scarf, near itsfree end, with one or more leyelets corresponding in size to the eyeletin the scarf, A

the eyelet to be used by the wearer being of such distance from that endof the neckband, which is secured to the scarf, as will permit saidneckband to t snugly around the collar of the wearer. If desired, one ormore eyelets may be properly placed near the center of the neckband, toallow the latter to be secured at the back of the neck, also by a de-The scarf is provided on its under side with a loop or hook, to holdthat end of the'neckband of the scarf in which the eyelet or eyelets areplaced in proper position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a scarfprovided withmy improvements, the neckband being Vshown in perspective.Fig. 2 is a sectional view, showing my scarf in its operative relationto the collar, collar-button, and shirt, and Fig. 3 is a back View of myscarf.

A is a scarf, which may be of any ordinary Near the top of the scarf,about midway of its breadth, I insert B is the neckband, secured at oneend to the scarf in the ordinary manner. The neckband B is provided,near its free end, with one or l more eyelets, b. Where severaleyeletsare'inserted in the free end of the neckband they will preferablybe placed half an inch apart, so

' that the length of the neckband to the different manufactured. Ifdesired, the neckband may be provided near its center with one or moreeyelets, b', and wherefseveral of these central eyelets are insertedthey will be one-,quarter of an inch apart, .so that the length of theuted on both sides of the center, thus bringing the scarf into a propercentral position in front. The eyelets in the center of the neckperinitthe neckband of the scarf to be secured at the back o f the neck, sothat it cannot work upward on the collar.

C is a hook serving as an auxiliary fastening device for the neckband,said hook being attached to the rear side of the scarf, near its upperend, and on the side of the scarf opposite to that to which the neckbandisfsecured.

D indicates the collar; E, the front collar button or stud, having adetachable head, and E the back collar button or stud, also having adetachable head, when used in connection with neekbands having eyeletsl/ in the center ofthe band.

F indicates the shirt.

r In arranging my scarf or tie in position, the collar will iirst beadjusted in the ordinary manner. The neckband will then be placed aroundthe neck of the wearer, and, if desired, secured at the back by adetachable-headed button or stud, as E. -The free end ofthe neckbandwill then be brought around to the front, and the shank of the frontcollar-button .E be passed through one of the eyelets b in the band andthe eyelet a in the scarf. The head will then be placed on thecollar-button E and the hook C lifted over the neckband, thus securelyfastening the scarf in position.

My invention may be. used in connection with collar-buttons havingpivoted heads by substituting elongated or button-hole-shaped by workingbutton-holes in the scarf and band; lbut the metalliceyelets areconsidered preferable, as they may be easily and cheaply applied, andare not liable to wear out. The deband, in being varied, will be equallydistribeyelets for the round eyelets herein shown, or

eyelets will correspond to the sizes ofeollars band will be mostdesirable when the scarf is to be worn with standing collars, as theywill IOO ' plied to a scarf, it will be obvious that it may band.

taehable head of the front collar-button may l be of any desiredornamentation, and by providing several ornamental heads of diiferentappearance, all adapted tothe same shank, the wearer may quickly changewhat will appear to be his ornamental pin without removing his scarf.

Vhile I have shown my invention as apalso be applied to a bow or'butterliy7 or other form of neektie having an attaching Vhen theneckbands are provided with only one eyelet at their free ends, theywill be sold in regular sizes,the same as collars.

\Vith expensive detachable pin-heads a pin and chain might be used assecurity against loss of the head, should the spring-catch for the headfail to act properly by reason of wear or for other cause.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A neektie or scarf having` an eyelet passing`entirely through the same near its upper edge, about midway of itsbreadth, in eombination with a neekband secured at one end to the tie orscarf, and having`one or more eyelets near its free end, substantiallyas described.

2. A. neektie or scart having an eyelot passing entirely through thesame near its upper edge, about midway of its breadth, in combinationwith a neekband secured at 011e end to the tie or scarf, and having oneor more eyelets near its free end and one or more eyelets near itscenter, substantially as described.

3. A neektie or scarf having an eyelet passing entirely through the samenear its upper edge, about midway of its breadth, and an auxiliaryfastening device on its rear side, in combination with a neekbandsecured at one end to the tie or scarl", and having one or more eyeletsnear its free "end, substantially as described. v

4. The combination, with the scarl" A, having the eyelet a and hook C,of the neekband B, secured to said scarf at one end and having one or ormore eyelets, b, near its free end and one or more eyelets, b, near itscenter, sulstantially as described.

In testimony whereot I affix' my signature iu presence of two witnesses.

HENRY T. BLAKE. it nesses:

.Linus S. ownnv, Tl'nNIm.

